Papua New Guinea
/ˌpæpuə njuː ˈgɪni/
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- CapitalPort MoresbyPopulation estimate (2015)7·62 millionInternet domain extension.pgCurrencyThe unit of currency is the Nepalese rupee (NPR), which consists of 100 paisas.TerritoryPapua New Guinea is bounded by Indonesia, situated north-east of Australia.LanguagesTok Pisin (or Pidgin, a creole of English), Hiri Motu and English are all official languages.Source: The Statesman's Yearbook 2018. Palgrave Macmillan, LondonSynonyms and related wordsSpecific countries in the dictionaryAfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeria
Papua New Guinea
/ˌpæpwə nu ˈgɪni/
© Getty Images / kosmozoo
- CapitalPort MoresbyPopulation estimate (2015)7·62 millionInternet domain extension.pgCurrencyThe unit of currency is the Nepalese rupee (NPR), which consists of 100 paisas.TerritoryPapua New Guinea is bounded by Indonesia, situated north-east of Australia.LanguagesTok Pisin (or Pidgin, a creole of English), Hiri Motu and English are all official languages.Source: The Statesman's Yearbook 2018. Palgrave Macmillan, LondonSynonyms and related wordsSpecific countries in the dictionaryAfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeria
- you can’t be too careful
- you can’t go wrong
- you can’t keep a good man/woman down
- you can’t make an omelette without breaking eggs
- you can’t please everyone
- you can’t take it with you
- you can’t take someone anywhere
- you can’t teach an old dog new tricks
- you can’t win
- you can’t win them all/(you) win some, (you) lose some
- you could cut the air/atmosphere with a knife
- you could do worse
- you could have fooled me
- you could hear a pin drop
- you don’t have to be a genius
- you don’t know
- you don’t know/haven’t heard the half of it
- you don’t say
- (you) do the math
- (you) do the maths
- you had me worried
- you have me there
- you have no idea
- you haven’t lived
- you have only (got) yourself to blame